A one-hour special production of Austin City Limits featuring
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 7 will debut on KQED on February 1 at
10 PM and on PBS stations throughout the country on February 2
(check local listings for exact times).
The program will also be repeated several times on KQED and
its digital channels.

Thank you for another great festival! We'll see you at HSB 8 - Oct 3-5, 2008!

FRIDAY
The morning is a special educational program featuring The Abrams Brothers
and PMW for local schools (and the general public) as part of the Daniel
Pearl World Music Days. The afternoon features very special guests
Augie March, Buddy Miller, T Bone Burnett & Friends (John Mellencamp, Neko Case, & Doyle Bramhall II), and Jeff Tweedy.

On Friday, October 5th, students from San Francisco middle schools
will attend a special concert at opening day of the "Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival" an amazing concert for 4,000 middle school
students. SF Connect Volunteers will chaperone the students and work
with teachers to make the field trip go smoothly. It's a wonderful
opportunity to help students enjoy a unique cultural experience!
Click here
for more info.

Please help us keep the Park clean-- please pack out with you
what you bring in for the festival!

On Friday, October 5th, students from San Francisco middle schools
will attend a special concert at opening day of the "Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival" an amazing concert for 4,000 middle school
students. SF Connect Volunteers will chaperone the students and work
with teachers to make the field trip go smoothly. It's a wonderful
opportunity to help students enjoy a unique cultural experience!
Click here
for more info.

Coolers, blankets,
and short-back chairs are all allowed. There will also
be vendors on-site selling food and non-alcoholic
beverages. PLEASE respect the park and pick up and take
everything with you that you bring in. There will be
a sweep of the park by waste management each evening (which
means no saving spaces for the following day).

Q: Dogs?

Dogs are allowed as per park rules (on leash, etc.)

Q: Hotels in area?

Please call the Chamber of Commerce,
use a travel site such as Orbitz or Yahoo Travel, or
contact the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
for assistance. Visitors can book rooms directly on
www.sfvisitor.org
or request assistance from the Visitor Information Center
- 415-391-2000 (tollfree at 888-782-9673 (STAY-N-SF)).

Q: Transportation?

This year the park service is NOT running their
shuttle service. We advise you to take other means
of transportation (carpool, bike, rollerskate, bus,
etc) as there are many street closures. See the map
below for a visual on what streets will be closed.
Click here for SF Muni transit maps and
here for a public transportation route finder.